‘Do I still fancy Larry Mullen Jr? It would be impolite to say, but his wife warned me to keep my hands off him!’ – Boy George
As new exhibition opens in Kildare, Culture Club singer says things are harder for young LGBTQ+ people today…
‘When I close my eyes, I can still hear my father’s voice, my mother’s voice, my sister’s voice’ – Sheila O’Flanagan on grief
The bestselling author on finding inner strength after losing both parents and her youngest sister Bestselling author Sheila…
‘I cried the whole way home after leaving him in the nursing home’ – actor Una Crawford O’Brien on the toll of her husband’s dementia
Fair City star tells Barry Egan about the emotional impact of realising her husband, fellow actor Bryan Murray,…
‘Darkness always comes out when you drink too much. It starts off as fun. Then it’s fun and problems. Then it’s problems and fun. Then it’s just problems:’ Foy Vance
The singer-songwriter on grief, love, and Ed Sheeran Foy Vance has a new record out, as has his…
‘He didn’t realise. It was too late by the time he caught it’: Risteárd Cooper on the death of his brother from prostate cancer
The Apres Match comic is taking on his first live solo show Risteárd Cooper photographed near where he…
Sonique: ‘I didn’t want to write a song about rejection. I wanted to write about how powerful love feels, even when it’s one-sided’
People have told her that her hit ‘It Feels So Good’ got them through heartbreak, illness and loss…
Philip King: ‘Sinéad O’Connor disappears into the music. It’s humbling to hear her sing a song you wrote’
The sense of grief in ‘I Am Stretched on Your Grave’ is overwhelming, says the Scullion singer Having…
Tommy Bowe: ‘Being bored is my biggest fear since I quit rugby… I won’t get that buzz back’
Ireland legend, presenter, dad and businessman on the thrill of his day job and the pressure to be…
Barry Egan talks to Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Cian Ducrot
Cian Ducrot shares how music and the love of his mother got him through a turbulent childhood and…
‘Do you know any poor people who moved to Monaco?’ — Michael Flatley on cash, court cases and his ‘Lord of the Dance’ comeback
Dancer tackles ‘blatant lies’ and ‘smear campaign’ surrounding recent legal battle as he regains control of his show…
‘I don’t see there is any point retrospectively criticising people for the way that they behaved’ – ‘Butcher Boy’ novelist Patrick McCabe
The ‘Butcher Boy’ novelist remains true to his Irish counter-culture roots Playwright and novelist Patrick McCabe. Photo: Mark…
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor: ‘I could never work with my wife – the idea of being mean or cruel to her, I couldn’t do it’
Set to hit our screens as Father Vincent in RTÉ’s comedy-drama series ‘These Sacred Vows’, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor shares…